The 2003 Energy Efficiency Integration Awards (EEIA) Winners

For their integration of energy efficiency with outstanding architectural design, five nonresidential projects have received awards as the culmination of the 2003 Savings By Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards Competition. The winning design teams received their awards at the National AIA Convention in San Diego on May 8. The announcement was made jointly by the competition’s co-sponsors: The American Institute of Architects, California Council, Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, and Southern California Gas Company.

“The winning projects in this year’s competition struck a common chord with the jurors,” commented Charles Angyal, FAIA, manager of commercial new construction energy efficiency programs at San Diego Gas & Electric. “Each project demonstrated a masterful integration of energy efficiency strategies and techniques into a simple, elegant design that was respectful of its surroundings. This year’s winners exemplify the momentum for energy efficient design fostered through the Savings By Design program.”

The jurors chose two projects for Awards of Honor, citing their seamless integration of energy efficiency into elegant building design. They bestowed Awards of Merit to two more projects for expertly incorporating energy efficiency into challenging situations (school retrofit/infill and large-scale office complex). Finally, they awarded one Special Citation to a classroom that served as an outstanding pedagogical expression of energy efficient and sustainable design.

This project consolidated the headquarters for all five of Ford Motor Company’s “premier” automobile brands. The facility consists of a five-story, 250,000 square foot office tower, a 30,000 square foot design center, and a four-story parking structure and has earned a LEED™ 2.0 certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. This Fortune 500 headquarters demonstrates that energy efficiency and good design are great partners.

This program is funded by California utility ratepayers and administered by Pacific Gas & Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, and Southern California Gas Company under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. The municipal portion of this program is funded and administered by Sacramento Municipal Utility District and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.